2003 / 2004 - Bellevue College
2003 / 2004 - Bellevue College
2003 / 2004 - Bellevue College
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Course Descriptions<br />
RADON 125<br />
Medical Terminology for<br />
Radiologic Sciences • 1 CR<br />
Presents a systematic approach to medical terminology,<br />
combining word roots, prefixes, and suffixes.<br />
Prerequisite: Acceptance into program.<br />
RADON 127<br />
Sectional Anatomy • 2 CR<br />
Presents sectional anatomy using CT and MRI images.<br />
Prerequisite: Acceptance into program.<br />
RADON 130<br />
Psychosocial Aspects of<br />
Cancer Care • 2 CR<br />
Explores psychosocial issues related to the care of<br />
patients with cancer. Students discuss stress, fear,<br />
stages of acceptance, belief systems, etc. Format<br />
includes lecture, role-playing, outside resources.<br />
Prerequisite: Acceptance into program.<br />
RADON 150<br />
Pathology • 4 CR<br />
Studies changes that occur in disease and injury,<br />
and their application to the radiologic sciences.<br />
Students review basic concepts of oncologic pathology.<br />
Prerequisite: Acceptance into program.<br />
RADON 194/195/196/197<br />
Special Topics in<br />
Radiation Therapy • V1-5 CR<br />
Explores issues of special interest to students and<br />
radiation therapists. May be used as continuing<br />
education for certified Radiation Therapy Therapists.<br />
Prerequisite: Acceptance into program.<br />
RADON 199<br />
Individual Study in Radiation<br />
Therapy Technology • V1-5 CR<br />
Covers a variety of topics to acquaint the radiation<br />
therapy student with the role of radiation oncology<br />
in cancer management. Prerequisite: Acceptance<br />
into program.<br />
RADON 201<br />
Radiation Therapy Physics II • 3 CR<br />
Explores interactions of ionizing radiation with<br />
matter, high-energy particle beams, measurement<br />
of radiation, calibration of radiation therapy treatment<br />
machines, and brachytherapy implants. Prerequisite:<br />
Acceptance into program.<br />
110 • BCC Course Catalog ~ <strong>2003</strong> / <strong>2004</strong><br />
RADON 202<br />
Treatment Planning I • 2 CR<br />
Explores principles of radiation therapy treatment<br />
planning, including patient positioning, immobilization,<br />
and contouring techniques. Prerequisite:<br />
Acceptance into program.<br />
RADON 203<br />
Treatment Planning II • 5 CR<br />
Presents a variety of radiation therapy treatment<br />
techniques and dose calculation methods. Prerequisite:<br />
Acceptance into program.<br />
RADON 204<br />
Treatment Planning III • 4 CR<br />
Presents additional special treatment techniques<br />
used in radiation therapy. Topics include moving<br />
beam, electron beam, orthovoltage therapy,<br />
matching fields, weighted fields, irregular fields,<br />
and three-dimensional treatment planning. Prerequisite:<br />
Acceptance into program.<br />
RADON 211<br />
Clinical Practice V • 8 CR<br />
Provides 24 hours per week of supervised clinical<br />
instruction, progressing through a competencybased<br />
educational sequence. Prerequisite: Acceptance<br />
into program.<br />
RADON 212<br />
Clinical Practice VI • 8 CR<br />
Provides 24 hours per week of supervised clinical<br />
instruction, progressing through a competencybased<br />
educational sequence. Prerequisite: Acceptance<br />
into program.<br />
RADON 213<br />
Clinical Practice VII • 8 CR<br />
Provides 24 hours per week of supervised clinical<br />
instruction, progressing through a competencybased<br />
educational sequence. Prerequisite: Acceptance<br />
into program.<br />
RADON 214<br />
Clinical Practice VIII • 13 CR<br />
Provides 40 hours per week of supervised clinical<br />
instruction, progressing through a competencybased<br />
educational sequence. Students may be assigned<br />
to clinical education sites outside the<br />
greater Seattle area. Prerequisite: Acceptance into<br />
program.<br />
RADON 220<br />
Principles & Practice of<br />
Radiation Therapy II • 2 CR<br />
Examines cancer epidemiology, etiology, detection,<br />
diagnosis, classification, metastasis, treatment,<br />
and management of radiation therapy side effects.<br />
Prerequisite: Acceptance into program.<br />
RADON 221<br />
Principles & Practice of<br />
Radiation Therapy III • 2 CR<br />
Continues RADON 220. Students gain additional<br />
information on epidemiology, etiology, detection,<br />
diagnosis, classification, metastasis, treatment,<br />
and management of side effects. Prerequisite: Acceptance<br />
into program.<br />
RADON 222<br />
Principles & Practice of<br />
Radiation Therapy IV • 2 CR<br />
Continues RADON 221. Students gain additional<br />
information on epidemiology, etiology, detection,<br />
diagnosis, classification, metastasis, treatment,<br />
and management of side effects. Prerequisite: Acceptance<br />
into program.<br />
RADON 224<br />
Concept Integration • 1 CR<br />
Provides review of all areas for the American Registry<br />
of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) examination<br />
in Radiation Therapy. Students work in teams<br />
to develop a simulated exam based on ARRT content<br />
specifications. Prerequisite: Acceptance into<br />
program.<br />
RADON 225<br />
Quality Management • 1 CR<br />
Explores the principles of a quality management<br />
program for a radiation oncology department. Students<br />
learn specific procedures for quality control.<br />
Prerequisite: Acceptance into program.<br />
RADON 240<br />
Radiation Biology • 3 CR<br />
Explores types of radiation, interaction of radiation<br />
with matter, and the effects of those interactions<br />
in human tissue. Students learn methods and<br />
principles of radiation protection for both patient<br />
and therapist. Prerequisite: Acceptance into program.
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